The emperor's birthday has finally arrived, and upon putting herself through the hell of getting ready, Karen now needs to steel herself for a number of intimidating encounters at his party-among them the ever obsessed Lubeck, Princess Wilhelmina, Reinald's stunning date, the evil of the dance floor, and, of course, the emperor himself. However, the emperor is about to shock Karen in ways she never could have imagined, and she's also about to discover that Ern's attempts to adopt modern technology in this world have gone far beyond anything she could have expected...